QA: Resources and Development
Q and Ans with Q. Define resources? Name some resources? Ans. a. Everything available in our environment which can be used to satisfy our needs, provided, it is technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally acceptable can be termed as Resource. b. Land, Soil, Tree and air are some examples of resources. Q. Explain the interdependent relationship between nature, technology and institutions. Ans. a. The process of transformation of things available in our environment involves an interdependent relationship between nature, technology and institutions. b. Human beings interact with nature through technology and create institutions to accelerate their economic development. c. Resources are the functions of activities. Q. What was agenda 21? Ans. a. It is the declaration signed by world leaders in 1992 at the united Nation’s conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). b. It focuses on attaining Global Sustainable Development. c. It’s mainly a...